Another "sassy" card

Here's the second card I made for this weeks "sassy" challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle...

The image is "Cameo 7" from Fitztown.

I really loved colouring her. 

This one came together quite easily, using a 6 x 6 paper from a pack

I bought in "the works". 

The strip across the middle, is from an offcut of a friends old wallpaper!

The butterflies are Martha Stewarts punched butterflies.

You can't see so well on the pic, but there are bits of gold glitter in the rose in her hair. 

The sentiment took the longest time to come up with.

I thought she was looking quite thoughtful, and hopefully, I have

managed to make this card quite humorous, with the addition of the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges..

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 27 Sept
Sister act - anything goes - 5 Sept
Creative corner - anything goes - 5 Sept
Suzy Bee's - anything goes - 6 Sept
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 6 Sept
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 8 Sept
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 31 Aug
Tuesday throwdown - anything goes - 2 Sept

Card 1 for this weeks challenge...

"Kitty in window" from Inky Impressions

was the image I was given to use on this card, for our "sassy" challenge 

- which I found really difficult! 

I decided to keep it quite simple, and make it just the right size to fit on a 6 x 6 card.

There's quite a lot to colour on this image,

but I really enjoyed it! (using my promarkers and mirage pens)

This card brings my fave things together... cats and chocolate! 

The sentiment reads... "chocolate is the answer... who cares what the question is?"

How true! 

I embossed a clean and simple line all around the image. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Hiding in my craft room - freestyle - 6 Sept
Di's digis - all about animals - 12 Sept
Fussy n Fancy - pets - 4 Sept
Brown sugar - anything goes - 4 Sept
Cute card thursday - anything goes - 3 Sept
Whoopsi Daisy - girly - 31 Aug
The Crazy challenge - cute little animals - 31 Aug
Crafty sentiments - animals - 1 Sept

Butterfly themed card number 2

This is the second card I made with the "butterfly" theme at Glitter n Sparkle.

I thought I'd go a bit more C.A.S...

The image was lovely to colour - Lizabeth butterfly kisses from Lacy Sunshine.

I decided this was such a lovely image, I would keep it quite simple.

After colouring the image, with my promarkers and mirage pens,

I only added another 2 butterflies and a sentiment.

I matted the whole thing on a lavender backing paper

and embossed a simple, clean line around it all.

I made the sentiment with different fonts, on the pc.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Creative corner - girly - 29 Aug
My heart pieces - use a digistamp - 21 Sept
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes - 6 Sept
Addicted to stamps - CAS  26 Aug
Crafters cafe - square cards - 27 Aug
Word art wednesday - anything goes - 27 Aug
Ladybugs craft ink - CAS  - 1 Sept
613 Ave - anything goes - 31 Aug

Oh, I love this challenge!

What a brilliant challenge this week over at Glitter n Sparkle - 

add some butterflies!

Oh, so simple for me...I add butterflies to most of my cards! (just love 'em!)

I also got the chance to make 2 cards with this theme and

this is the first one... (ps... I also love ladybirds!!)

Image is "Ladybird Butterfly" from Bugaboo.

Sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

Coloured with my promarkers and mirage pens. 

The backing paper is from a "paper cellar" pack of 6 x 6 papers.

The swirly leaf is a marianne die

and I punched out the red flowers and added a black or white diecut centre

with a gem, to finish, I added dots with my white sakura pen - 

all around the edges of the flowers,

and dotted black round other areas.

I was quite pleased with how this turned out. 

Think the flowers are my favourite bit.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Fussy and fancy - pets/ fave animals - 5 Sept
Sister act - anything goes - 29 Aug
Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 26 Aug
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 24 Aug
My besties UK - anything goes - 25 Aug
The crazy challenge - cute little animals -31 Aug

A bit of a dreamer

I just love this image - Suzette, from the Stamping Chef. 

The challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, is to "add some metal".

I've been looking for an excuse to use that metal butterlfy, since I bought at 

at a craft show last year!

I used glossy accents to stick it to the card...

have never used that as a glue before, but it worked really well.

I coloured Suzette (which aso comes with the butterflies too) 

with my Promarkers and mirage pens. 

The paper along the side was an offcut from a paper pack.

(There's also an embossed offcut piece behind the image, too)

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat... and it's so true!

The bubbles were a very last min thing... 

I had some bubbles left over from a card I had just made for some friends,

and thought a couple would sit beautifully on this card... it looks so dreamy!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Cards galore encore - anything goes - 31 Aug
Bearly mine - anything goes - 30 Aug
Brown sugar - anything goes - 21 Aug
Sister act - anything goes - 22 Aug
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 22 Aug
Kraftin Kimmie - anything goes - 20 Aug
Crafty sentiments- anything goes - 18 Aug
Pinspirational - anything goes - 19 Aug

Whoopsi daisy - fussy cutting- 17 Aug

Yey!! My friends are pregnant!

How overjoyed am I?!

So, I quickly set about making them this card...

I won this fab image a little while ago, from "Make it Crafty"

and knew it was the perfect time to use it.

I made a word cloud, in a heart shape, on Tagul 

and fussy cut the image (which I had coloured with promarkers / mirage pens)

and raised it slightly on 1mm foam.

I just got a phonecall from Andrew (dad to be)...they loved it....

and are going to frame it!!! :) :) :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 19 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 19 Aug

Ladybug crafts - CAS - 31 Aug

Pinspirational - anything goes - 19 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 18 Aug

Lexis creations - (anniversary or) special occassion - 17 Aug

Whoopsi daisy - fussy cutting - 17 Aug

The squirrel and the fox - anything goes - 22 Aug

Through the purple haze -anything goes -  17 Aug

Hiding in my craft room - KISS - 16 Aug

Doodle pantry - any digi goes - 25 Aug

Crafts 4 eternity - anything goes - 15 Aug

Sister act - anything goes - 15 Aug

C.R.A.F.T - well done / congratulations - 13 Aug

Wedding card

It's wedding season!!

(And that's just the theme for this weeks Glitter n Sparkle blog challenge!)

The backing paper came from a set I bought in 'The Works' for 99p.

I die-cut the window and shutters... 

slap my wrists, I had forgotten I had those dies! 

The image is such a cutie...'Wedding Amy' from Crafty Sentiments.

I glittered her veil and little parts of her dress, to add some sparkle. 

A craftwork cards sentiment, a diecut precious heart and 

MS punched butterflies finished this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges..

Crafts 4 eternity - anything goes - 15 Aug

4 crafty girls - anything goes - 20 Aug

Milk Coffee - use 2 or more diecuts - 15 Aug

A song in your heart - best day of my life - 19 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Crazy challenge - love and marriage - 18 Aug

Today is....

Our 9th wedding anniversary.

I have made my wonderful husband, this card.

I tried not to go too fussy - he doesn't do fuss! 

The image is a gorgeous one from Di's digi downloads.

It's the first time I have printed off and coloured it. 

I bought the stamp in Canada - well, just across the border,

in Hobby Lobby, in the USA.

The papers are really old papers, from docrafts 'colossal collection' ...

years and years ago!

I think most of us bought these papers 'cos

they were such good value,

and most of us have loads of em left! hahaha..

I finished every edge with chalks... blue chalks around each edge of the papers

and I also chalked a background around the image, to give it some depth.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

4 krafty girls - anything goes - 20 Aug

Chalk n stock - anything goes - 31 Aug

Delightful sketches - anything goes - 14 Aug

Hannah n friends - animals - 14 Aug

Crafting for all seasons - feature a creature - 18 Aug

Creative moments - anything goes - 12 Aug

Nutcrafters - anything goes - 20 Aug

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 13 Aug

Wonderful wednesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 13 Aug

Crafty sentiments - add a sentiment - 12 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 12 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 11 Aug

Digi makeover - anything goes - 11 Aug

Crazy challenge - love and marriage - 18 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 29 Aug

Bearly mine -anything goes - 29 Aug

Crafts galore encore - anything goes - 31 Aug

Flat friends - use a quote - 31 Aug

Lexis creations - anniversary - 16 Aug

Glitter n Sparkle it.

The challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, is to add some glitter n sparkle!

The image (girls) is called 'Like totally 80's' from Fresh Brewed Designs.

I didn't have any neon bright colours, so printed off some paper in those colours

and paper-pieced every bit of the neon-ness they are wearing!! 

...it took aggges! hahah.

The backing paper came from the www. 

The glitterball, stereo and lava lamp were digi images I have on the pc. 

I find glitter very difficult to photograph...

but I used stickles icicle on all the white lines around the 'I 80's' and

the glitterball is covered with gold stickles, also there's

some on the brunettes top and leggins.

I handcut a few stars in the left over paper, to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Robyns fetish - square or rectangle cards - 10 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 30 Aug

Sister act - anything goes - 7 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - square or rectangle - 21 Aug

Pinspirational - inspired by photo - 5 Aug

Anniversary card

It's my Mum and Dads anniversary today, so I made

them this card...

I got the stamp when we went to hobby lobby, over in the states, at Easter.

The backing paper is from a set of black n white papers

I bought, for £1.00 in 'the works'.

I love this paper... its so modern and 'fun'.

(I added the odd gem in places too) 

I punched the flowers with 3 different punches 

and added a black and white cat (memory box die cuts) along the bottom... 

they both love cats.

A couple of silver Martha Stewart punched

butterflies finished this card off.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

As you like it - fave paper and why - 14 Aug

Digistamps 4 Joy - black and white - 5 Aug

Divas by design - anything goes - 6 Aug

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 6 Aug

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 6 Aug

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 5 Aug

Die cuttin divas - anything goes - 4 Aug

Crafting form the heart - anything goes - 4 Aug

The crazy challenge - die cuts n punches - 3 Aug

613 Avenue - anything goes with sentiment - 3 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 29 Aug